As long as the Win 7 user does not understand how the OS handles USB devices, there will always be folks tripping over this opaque procedure in Windows. The drill is anything but intuitive, but if the user does not understand it, the use of complex combinations of loggers, data mode programs, Microham style boxes and USB/serial devices is going to trip up users, including those trying to upgrade firmware.
This is not at all without sympathy with those who are struggling the first time around to get it straight in their head. I have been as confused and lost as anyone. But the tone of voice taken by some toward Elecraft is unwarranted, in a word, rude, and at best simply uniformed. This quandary is NOT Elecraft's fault, nor is it Elecraft's responsibility to jump through hoops every time one of these secondary applications makes a goof, or the OS puts out yet another flawed automatic OS update that destroys what was previously working. I am constantly surprised at the issues not of their own making that they WILL undertake for the sake of their users. They draw the line far over in generous territory, a fact which OUGHT to earn them uniform approval. We need to give them room to refuse those that they deem too expensive or beyond their ability to maintain. There is an ancient tale about a child who insisted on biting his mother while nursing. When the mother decided therefore that it was time to wean the child, it complained, saying "Now who will I bite when I am upset?" Some things never change. 73, Guy. On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 3:35 AM, Stewart <stew...@baker.nildram.co.uk> wrote: > Same here... > > 73 > Stewart G3RXQ > On Sun, 06 Feb 2011 16:52:15 -0500, Dan Atchison wrote: > > With all the email traffic on the K3 and the microKEYER II / updating > > software, I felt compelled to respond. > > > > I have the K3, the P3, and the microKEYER II. For the past two years I > > have used the microKEYER II as the transport for upgrading the K3 and > > for four months for the P3. I upgrade on every beta. I have not had > > one failure in this time frame. Who knows, however, when things might > > change? > > > > Now I understand why microHAM says no, but I can tell you that it's all > > in setting up the urouter for the upgrade -- you cannot use the same > > settings you use with normal CAT. > > > > That said, YMMV. If you want a PDF of the instructions I've created for > > others, please respond direct. > > > > 73, > > Dan -- N3ND > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
